The Senate voted 99-0 on Monday to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as President Trump's secretary of state. Why it matters: Rubio will be instrumental in making good on many of Trump's grandest campaign promises — from ending the war in Ukraine to countering China's growing influence to implementing a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

News broke of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas during Marco Rubio's Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state. See the moment.

Rubio had previously served in the Senate for several years and had many allies on Capitol Hill, among both Republicans and Democr

Marco Rubio drew bipartisan support among Senate Foreign Relations Committee members at Wednesday's hearing and appears headed for confirmation under President-elect Donald Trump's administration.

U.S. Senators overseeing the confirmation hearing of Donald Trump's Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio reacted to a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Some disagree on which president, Biden or Trump,

The Senate has unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of State; he will be the first Latino to serve as the nation's top diplomat.

A majority of the 100-member Senate backed Rubio as voting continues days after the long-term member of the Senate foreign relations and intelligence committees sailed through his

The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio's as secretary of state on Monday, making him the first member of President Donald Trump's second Cabinet.